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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12
Minimum Rates on Coal.

At a meeting of the Board of Commissioners
of the Vessel Owners and Captains National
Association he'll, in Boston April 8, the mini
mum rates on coal from New York We're c>tal,-
li>hctl as follows: Ronaou. to Boston and
Portland. below bridges, Sl.o3; Portsmouth.
Sl.l0; Newburyport, SLID: from Elizabeth
port, Perth and South Amboy, to Boston and
Portland, 81 cents: Portsmouth, 95 cents; New
buryport, Sl.oo; IIobokcn and Port Johnson.
to Boston and Portland so cents: Portsmouth,.
80 cents; Newburyport % cents. Rates from
all other ports will remain as before establish
ed. \ mutual freight traffic agreement was
entered into between the Vessel Owners and
Captains National Association and barge lines
carrying coal to points east OF Cape God.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12

Editor Dri>ko, of the Machias Union. who
has stood in the forefront of Maine Democracy
for thirty years, tells the world how the APP
peals of the untcrriiicd in Eastern Maine have
been mi>trcatcd by the great head Of the party
in Washington:
"knownOthingism, GrcenbackiSn, nor any
other known ism, never so completely over
whclmed or set at defiance the wishes of the
Democracy of Washington county rs has been
done by appointments, where local opinion had
no weight, where petitions. letters, written
and verbal recommendations, We're entirely ig-
nored, never read, never listened to, except to
call forth some expression of contempt
A fearful mine explosion occurred at Narai-
mo, British Columbia, Tuesday night. One
hundred and fifty men were in the mine at the
time, and many of them were killed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12

1t i stated that lobster produces 1900
Young ones year. The figures speak well for
the industry Of the lobster, but it remains to
be said that there isn't "a real nice Mugwump
Sheet in the country whose output Of Blaine
lies does not reach at least AZ 100 annually. IN.
Y. Tribune
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12

The New York Assembly has passed the bill
providing that ten hours shall constitute a days
work for all street ear employees in cities of
over 100 900 inhabitants in that State.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12
r O a R ID,

10 ali Who are suffering from tho errors and
lhdiscrctlons OF youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss OF manhood, &c, Will send a recipe
that Will euro you. FREE OF CHARGE. This grea.
remedy was discovered by Il missionary IN South
America Send a selfaldrcsso1 envelope to The
REV. JOSEPH 7. INMAN. Station D, New York Cffy,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12
Mhy has SOZOdOnt

Beconi' the staple n,itifrre of America: SIM "
because II Is Impossible to use il even for a week
without p"rriNing its hygtcnr eject upon tho
teeth, the gums ami the breath.
"An Odd Settler Come read Dr i,oius in Tia,
"nnuary column on he local paper, and then Ee
a'l'l, thoughlully "Wc!l. hien.. may .n,>c been
al old settler IN one scnsc, !I ne always managed
To forget tu settle with me"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12


ease. The late Dr. 'lulmby, OF Port
!ah''' one 'f the most successful healer> OF this
or any age. embraced ths view OF the nature
OF diseases, and by long succession of most
remarkable cures proved the truth
OF me theory Had he lived in 4 re-
mole age or country. the wonderful facts which
occurred IN his practice would have now been
deemed either mythical or miraculous. llc
seemed i" reproduce The wonders OF the gospel
history. Dr. Evans obtained this knowledge
ol !@ulmby mainly when he visited him as Il
pa'iehi, making iwo visits Tor that purpose.
about the year 1853. an lhterestin" account of
which 1 received from MN. ut East Salisbury,
III thc year iS.'. Dr. Evans had been clergy.
man up 10 me year iSd'i, ana was then located
IN tiaremont, \. II. But SO readily did he
understand the explanations OF Quimby, which
ms oweuehoor%iah iallh ciiatieI nm TO grasp
lhe more quickly. thai he told lluiniby at the
second interview that he thought he could him,
scli cure ile Slck III lhis way. 'luimby replied
.na. ne Iilonsnt ne Could iiis iirst attempts on
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07

AS an example of slight differences be-
tween the spurious bills and the genuine
as to tax to its utmost even a practiced
eye, the following description of coun-
terfeit $500 is cited:
"Unquestionably one of the most dan
gerous counterfeits in existence. The
engraving and workmanship nearly equal
to the genuine; the lathe work is excel
lent, numbering of the work fair and
color good. The star on the right of the
treasury number is somewhat blurred.
The portrait of j. @. Adams is excellent,
but the lobe of the ear is very indistinct.
In the counterfeit, the button upon the
coat nearest the lapel is almost square
in the genuine it is round. The vignette
of the figure of Justice is finely engraved
with the exception of the following points:
AS the scale is held aloft in the left hand
the upright holding the beam is crooked,
and IS larger in the counterfeit than in
the genuine-in the genuine the upright
shows only to the lower part of the hand,
while in the counterfeit it shows to the
second finger from the base; the white
curve in the arm is a perfect oval in the
genuine while in the counterfeit it is not.
The left foot of the vignette, as it extends
from the garment, presents a dubbed APP
pearance in the counterfeit, while the
toes are short and not half the length of
the genuine. The parallel ruling is ex-
cellent; the note is printed Oh fiber paper,
and is signed John Allison, Register, and
F. E. Spinner, Treasurer. Bankers and
others should receive these notes with
= = H.
son with the genuine that the majority
of experts can positively decide as to the
genuineness of a note of this class
No one will doubt the last statement in
the above description. When the ques-
ton as to whether you have $500 in youl
pocket, or fifty cent chrome, depends
on the somewhat distinctness of a star,
the shape of a button, or the indistinct.
ness of an ear, matters are being drawn
pretty tine.-Chicago Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07

The original of this is written upon
common official paper, and is in the hand
of President Lincoln, save the second
and third paragraphs, which are printed.
The printed paragraphs were cut from
the previous proclamation of Sept. %,
and pasted upon the sheet by Mr.. Lin
coin himself to save the labor of writing
them. The attest is in the hand of
Secretary Seward--a handwriting not
greatly unlike that of the president, only
that it is larger and rather more regular.
When the secretary of state started TO
pen the attest there appears to have been
a ravcling in his pen, for as far as the
sixth word, "hereuntO," the lines are
heavy and partly blurred. The signature
of the president is more tremulous than
the body of the document, and APP
pears poor as a specimen of chirOgraphy
among the straight lines of Mr.. Seward S
firm hand. The tremulousness was due,
not to nervousness, hut to the fact that
Mr.. Lincoln signed the proclamation on
New Years day, after having shaken
hands with several hundred people.
BY a singular incident there really
exists today two original copies of the
emancipation proclamation. The Incl
dent consists in the fact that Mr. Lin
coin, at the request of the British
museum. made, with his own hand, a
second copy of his great paper. This is
unlike that preserved at Washington, in
that the attest is filled out by hand not
that of either the president or the secre-
tary of state. The paper used was an
unfolded parchment about twenty-four
by thirty-six inches. 1t is now elegantly
framed and may be seen hanging in one
of the library rooms in the British
museum.-Chicago News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07

at his strong faith, and said, III have not
found so great faith, no, not in Israel" None
of the people of God had shown such conf
dence and belief in him as this Roman officer
did
Jesus Christ is always pleased with real
trust and faith in him. Every one likes to be
trusted, especially when doing good to others
The good news-V. II contains precious
promise for the people of all lands, that many
shall come from the east and west and shall
sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob
in the kingdom of heaven; but alas, the next
verse tells us that the children of the king
dom shall be cast out. It is not enough to
belong to pious family or even to belong to
the church; not enough to attend Sunday
school and religious services. There must be
true faith in Christ to secure O place in
heaven, and this any one may possess, no
matter in what land or what nation or what
church. "Beieve on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved" (Acts xvi, 81. This
is the rule and the promise for every one in
America, Japan, India, China, in all the
world.-Sunday School World
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
MAKING SLATE PENCILS.

In the northWes tern part of the town
of Castleton, Rutland county. VT. is the
only mandatory in the United States OF
slate pencils. says the Pottery and Glass
ware reporter. The stone rs it comes
from the quarry is first sawed into blocks
from four to seven inches wide, according
to the length desired for the pencils.
These are split quite easily with a chisel
into slabs little thicker than the finished
pencils-say 5-l6 of an inch. These are
passed through planning machine and
over an emery belt to make them flat,
smooth ana of a uniform thickness of
about 3-lG inch. Next they are pushed
into the Jaws of a ''crocodile, which con-
sists of a pair of steel plates, in the under
one of which are six rows of curved
knives, each set so as to cut little deep
err than the one that went before it. These
pillow out parallel grooves halfway
through the slab, which man then turns
and laws on IL steel plate, having ridges
which just fit these grooves. This slides
back under the six rows of teeth of a
| second 'crocoule lying III wal. 'iohS
side. which cut the grooves on the other
side. and leaves the pencils side by side.
Lastly they are brooken and rolled off
for an instant, to point them upon an
emery belt a man can give this last
touch to about 5000 in a day. The aver
age daily output is about 10000, and the
mill gives employment to some % hands.
The old plan was to saw out square pen
ellis from the slab one by one. These
were boxed and distributed among poor
families. who whitfield them round by
hand at from quarter to half a dollar
per thousand.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
PHYSICAL DETERIORATION IN
ENGLAND.

Sir Thomas Crawford recently delivered
an address at the congress of the British
Medical association in Dublin Refer
ring to the boasts of the champions of
sanitary science as to the prOlongation of
life, which has been secured through i'm
proved sanitary arrangements, he said
there was evidence of perceptible dete-
rioration or degradation of life in the
lower order of people. An analysis of
the results from IS 1924 examinations of
men made by army surgeons from 1860
to 1864 inclusive, showed that during
these years, in which the number of men
required for the army averaged G4G5, and
permitted therefore a stricter investiga-
ton of physical fitness both by recruit
causes We're only 37l.G7 per 1000, while
out of 1872, 563 men examined between
1852 and 1856 inclusive the reflections
were HIS per 1000. \ careful eXanina-
ton of these tables led to the inference
that the lower class. from whom the re-
cruits for the army are chiefly taken, are
of an inferior physique now to what they
were % years ago The recruits drawn
from town-bred populations gave by far
the larger proportion of reflections; while
the causes of rejection usually indicate a
decidedly inferior physique st. James
Gazette. ais
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
Christine Nelson's Apartments.

Christine Nilsson, the wife of Count
Miranda, furnished and decorated her
apartments in a style that is the talk of
the town. The dining room presents a
most original appearance. The walls are
papered throughout with hotel bills, set
tied by the diva on her professional tours.
The drawing room is decorated, in lieu
of paper hangings, with the faded leaves
of all the wreaths ever received by the
artistic, arranged in the form of scales.
The ceiling is entirely covered with gilt
foliage. The walls of the boudoir are
covered from floor to ceiling with the
musical score and the text of all the airs
which Nine. Nilsson is accustomed to
sing.
The bedroom of the countess Is fur
nished with extreme simplicity, but the
walls are completely hidden from view
by Swedish landscapes which three
French artists have received commits
sion to paint for the songstress, who has
left her country never to return. The
billiard room of the master Of the house
testifies to the anxiety of the prima
donna to convince her husband OF her
great abilities; for here you see affixed to
the walls thousands of reports in all Ian
guages, cuttings from all the newspapers
in the world.-Detroit Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
THE STATISTICS OF RAILWAY DIS
ASTERS.

An interesting table has been compiled
bv "The Railway Age" of the most
destructive railway accidents of the past
forty wears. From this it appears that
the number of very serious accidents in
the United States was equalled If not eX-
celled by those in foreign countries. For
example, those in which sixty or more
persons were killed were in America as
follows: July Il, 1856, Philadelphia and
Reading railroad, at Camphill, Penn, col
lision, &C killed, 100 injured July Is, 1864.
Erie railroad, at Port Jervis, n. \ :, head
collision, 60 killed, l20 injured; December
20, 1876, Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern, at Ashtabula, o., broken bridge,
about so killed, 60 injured; and the Chats
worth disaster with Il killed and 100 in
iured. On foreign railways during the
same period there were the following:
March Is, 1857, Great Western of Canada
at the Des Jardines Canal, by a broken
bridge, 90 killed, 30 injured; June 20,
1864, Grand Trunk of Canada, at Richelieu
River, by an open drawbridge, Sc killed,
"hundreds" injured; December rs, 1879,
North British Railway, at the Tay bridge,
by derailment, "A killed; June "a, 1881,
Morels Railroad, at San Antonio River,
by broken bridge, 200 killed; June s,
1885, at Kosleff, Russia, train derailed by
wreckers, 20 killed and wounded.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
Cooking by Electricity.

Resistance coils Of platinum or German
silver wire have been used for expert
mental cooking. The currents used have
been of constant direction, and the coils
traversed by the currents must needs be
in or in close proximity to the substance
to be cooked. Further, the surface eX-
posed by q coil taking up considerable
room is small, and the amount of heat
radiated and conducted from the wire if
not nearly red hot will not be large.
Cooking by electricity has not come into
use as yet; the use of alternating cur
rents offers a solution to the problem. A
large electro magnet of great self induc-
ton is constantly in circuit. The loss of
current through this coil as long as metal
is not brought near it is too small to be
measured. 1t being desired to cook
flapjacks, an iron spider is placed over
the poles of the electro magnet. The
rapid reversals of current in the coil in
duce currents in the iron spider, which is
thereby heated. For heating liquids, a
copper vessel is preferable where it can
be used on account Of its greater conduc-
tivity. The metal in which or on which
the cooking is done need not touch the
magnet. Indeed, lessened heating eff
feet is obtained by separating the dish
from the electro Magnet Electrical Re-
Wow
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
THE LAKE OF THE LOST PLEAD


Some call the seventh Pleiad stcrope, and
relate that she became invisible from shame,
because she alone had loved II mortal man.
-[Classical Dictionary.
Enchanted lakelct! crystal mountain Welt
Bright dimple on grave Natures placid facet
Some wizard long enthralled thee with his
And held the secret of thy hiding.place.
All round thy rim prmeval forests trown;
Their timld tenants venture here alone;
The midnight moon, in rapture gazing down,
Regards thy beauty and forgets her own.
Today thy story was revealed TO me,
Who spied the breeze thy pensive face ca
ress
with shouts set imprisoned Echo free
And learned the charm OF thy sad loveliness.
Pleiad banshed from her home in heaven;
Her virgin, vestal flame went out on high;
Sterope, taircst OF the sisters seven,
Came down to EARTH where bleeding love
may die.
Her aflluent affection spent in vain;
Her maady beyond the hope of cure;
Since sister-sympathy increased her pain,
She fed the anguish she could not endure.
How long she wandered here we may not
know,
Nor read the story of her mundane years,
Till heavenly powers, plying her VICE.
Transformed its burden to this vase OF tears.
And here she rests; while daily, evermore,
The cup that evening empties morn reills;
Her kindred Pleads grieving as before,
Her peace protected by these guardian hills.
EDWARD n. POMERoY.
Bread Loaf Inn, Ripton, VT
lPleiad Lake is two miles east of the Bread
| Loaf Inn near the summit of the mountain
| crossing in Hancock. Under its romantic
name it is found within the extensive forest
range now owned by the proprietor OF the
| Inn, and fitted with n boat house and boats
for the pleasure of summer visitors.-ED. REG
IsTER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
A Nest of Steel shavings.

A natural curiosity has been discovered
at Solothurn, Switzerland, the center of a
large watch manufacturing district. 1t
is the nest of wagtail built wholly of
long spiral steel shavings, without the
least part of vegetable or animal fiber
used in its construction. The steel shay
ings are half millimeter thick and
about twelve centimeters long The nest
has been preserved in the Museum Of
Natural History Argonaut.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
washington's Land Advertisements.

DR.. Alfred, of Ocala, Fla, has copy Of
The Baltimore Advertiser and Journal,
dated Aug. 23, 1878. In it is a graphic
land advertisement by George Washing
ton, offering 10000 acres of the finest
and richest land in the world and stu
ated in the Kanawha valley, w. Va.
The doctor purchased 1t at the sale of
the library of Ex-Governor Winslow, of
North Carolina, thirty-seven years ago,
and prizes it highly. He has refused
several fattering offers for it by relic
hunters. York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are You disturbed at night ana broken OF
your rest by sick child suffering ana crying
with pain of cutting teeth: 1t so, send mt
once and get bottle of Mrs. WIN>LOw's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEErHING
poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend up
on ii, mothers, there is no mistake about it.
IT cures dysentery and diarrhna, regulates
the stomach and bowels, cures wind collie,
soft ems the gums, reduces Inflammation, and
gives tone and energy to the whole system.
MRS. WINsLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHII.
DREN TEETInNG is pleasant to the taste, and
is the prescription of one of the Oldest and
best female nurses and physicians in the Uni
ted States aud is tor sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price % cents a bot
L. Ally
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
An Arctic Summer.

)ne of the peculiarites of an arctic
summer consists in the utter absence Of
darkness, and the natives do not appear
to utilize any considerable portion of their
time in sleep. At st. Michaels and Port
Clarence we saw them talking and play
ing at all hours, and as write, at 2 a. M,
the decks of the ship are almost as fully
occupied as if it were high noon.-Alaska
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07

The German authorities in Alsace-Lor-
raine have stopped the granting of all
hunting licenses to the French residents
in the annexed provinces.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07

Rector-How cute these pansies are,
they look like so many monkeys faces.
Bessie (his daughter)-Yes,p papa, each
one looks like chimpanzee.-The Epoch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
CTATE OF VERMONT
- District of Addison, SIS.

CTATE OF VERMONT
- District of Addison, SIS.
The probate court for the District OF Add
son:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Benz S. Field, late OF Cornwall, in said Dis
trict, deceased GREETING:
By the authority of the State OF Vermont
you are hereby notified to appear before the
in Middlebury, in said District, on the 10th
day OF October A. ID. 1887, at 10 o'clock a.
m, to show cause, If any you have, why the
account of A. j. Field, administrator of the es
tate of said deceased, should not be allowed,
and also why the residue OF said estate should
not be distributed to the parties entitled there
to-
Dated at Middlebury, in said District this
18th day OF September, A. d. 1881.
81 LYMAN Il. KNAPP, Judge.
The Monitor., 1887-05-13

Tuesday is the best day in the week fol
washing. The clot hes should all be gath
cred together in the laundry by noon Oh
Monday, in order 10 give the ianndress
time to sort them over and place in tubs
such rs are 10 be soaked over night Soak
ing saves both time and much wear and
tear OF the clothes by doing away with a
good part of the rubbing. The table linen
and towels used for glass and china should
be put into one tub, the bed linen, towels
and underclothing IN another, and the coarse
kitchen and dish towels IN a third. Over
these should be poured enough warm wa
ter to cover them, to which has been adj
ded soap and kerosene oil i'll the proportion
spoonfuls of the oil for every six gallons
of water; or, if preferred, half pint Of the
following fluid to the same quantity ol
water
Washing lluid-Dissolye one pound OF
soda in two quarts of water; add four
quarts of clear lime water; stir, and
when all sediment has settled ponr oil the
clear water In one quart of boiling water
dissolve three ounces OF borax, and add it
to six quarts Of clear water; when cold add
three ounces Of carbonate Of ammonia, pull
verized; as soon as it is dissolved pour of
into bottles and cork tightly.
The above is one of the best washing
fluids, and Injuries the clothes less than
most We, however, prefer the kersone;
it does not injure the clothes in any way,
takes the dirt ont as if by magic, and
leavesnot the faintest trace of its odor on
the clothes when dry.-Harper's Ba:ar
The Monitor., 1887-05-13
Another Art Craze.

The latest arr work among ladies is known
as the "Frtnch Craze for decorating china,
asla-sw ware, etc. 1t is something entirety near,
ana is both profitable ana fascinating. II is
very popular IN New y ork, boston and other
Eastern cities. 70 ladies desiring 10 learn the
art, we win send an elegant china placque
fsiZe Is inchc-.) handsomely decorated for a
model, together with box of material, 100 col
orcd designs assorted in flowers, animals, sol
diers landscapes, etc, complete, with full in
otructions, upon receipt OF only $l.00 The
placque alone is worth more than the amount
charged. TO every lady ordering this outfit
who cncloses the address Of five other ladies
interested in art matters, to whom we can
mail our new catalogue of art goods, we " i'll
enclose extra and without charge, an imta-
lion htnd-painted brass PLAGUE. instruction
book in painting, lG colOred pictures, Sc, only
ijc. Embroidery silk. best quality, All coors,
s0c per 100 sSeins, Tinscl braid, gold or silver,
for art embroidery ana needle work, large
ball, only l5c MacIamc cord, white, juc per
ID: amy color GOc per ID. other goods at qlial-
~ low prices. Address
The Empire News Co, syracuse, \. y.
Marlsst
The Monitor., 1887-05-13

At no store south Of Camden can be
found larger on better stock Of staple
goods and general merchandise than We
show. L. b Humphreys K Co.